|
(Continued from page 19)
cility are stocked in lakes and streams in the Black Hills each year. It also serves as an American fisheries archive, preserving records and artifacts for educational purposes. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• More than 150,000 people visit the hatchery each year. Nearly 30 jobs in the area are tied to the hatchery, according to the Booth Society, and volunteers donate about 14,000 hours each year.
• "We need people to write to our senators and let them know how much D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery means to the community, both as a place that families enjoy, but also as a cultural treasure that has a huge economic impact on the Black Hills region," Executive Director April Gregory told the Journal.
•
Man pleads not guilty to sex trafficking in SD
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Los Angeles man has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges in South Dakota that could land him in prison for life if he is convicted.
• Thirty-two-year-old Joe "Moses" Becker is accused of bringing a woman from St. Paul, Minn., to Sioux Falls earlier this month for the purpose of prostitution.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Becker was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of transportation for prostitution, inducing travel to engage in prostitution and sex trafficking. He is to stand trial beginning Oct. 22.
•
SD ACT scores higher than national average
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Members of South Dakota's high school graduating class of 2013 who took the ACT college readiness assessment scored higher than the national average.
• The test assesses student competence in reading, English, math and science reasoning. The report from the American College Testing company says South Dakota test-takers had an average composite score of 21.9 on a scale of 1 to 36. The national average was 20.9.
• Nearly 80 percent of South Dakota's 2013 graduates took the test.
• "The fact that such a high percentage of our students choose to take the ACT, and perform well, is a good indication that they are planning on some sort of postsecondary education experience, which is a must in today's world," state Education Secretary Melody Schopp said in a statement Wednesday.
• Benchmark scores on the test provide an indication of how students will perform (Continued on page 21)
|
|
